Vaynor (Welsh: Y Faenor, 'the Manor') is a village and community (formerly a parish) in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales, United Kingdom.

[1] It is about four miles north of the town of Merthyr Tydfil and is within the borders of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

The community includes the three villages of Cefn-coed-y-cymmer, Trefechan and Pontsticill as well as Pontsarn and Vaynor.

Until 1974, the village was a civil parish in the Vaynor and Penderyn Rural District of Brecknockshire.

[2] It is notable for its connections with the Ironmaster Robert Crawshay, owner of the world's first ironworks at Cyfarthfa, who is buried in Vaynor churchyard.